# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 300.2010: Section 300.2010 Director of Food Services

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 300.2010
- **Heading:** Section 300.2010 Director of Food Services
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 77 PUBLIC HEALTH / CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH / Part 300 SKILLED NURSING AND INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES CODE / Section 300.2010 Director of Food Services

## Text

Section 300
Section 300.2010  Director of
Food Services
a)         A full-time person, qualified by training and experience,
shall be responsible for the total food and nutrition services of the
facility.  This person shall be on duty a minimum of 40 hours each week.
1)         This person shall be either a dietitian or a dietetic service
supervisor.
2)         The person responsible for the food service may assume some
cooking duties but only if these duties do not interfere with the
responsibilities of management and supervision.
b)        If the person responsible for food service is not a dietitian,
the person shall have frequent and regularly scheduled consultation from a
dietitian. Consultation, given in the facility, shall include training, as
needed, in areas such as menu planning and review, food preparation, food
storage, food service, safety, food sanitation, and use of food equipment.
Clinical management of therapeutic diets shall also be included in consulting,
covering areas such as tube feeding; nutritional status and requirements of
residents, including weight, height, hematologic and biochemical assessments;
physical limitations; adaptive eating equipment; and clinical observations of
nutrition, nutritional intake, resident's eating habits and preferences, and
dietary restrictions.
1)         Intermediate care facilities:  A minimum of eight hours of
consulting time per month shall be provided for facilities with 50 or fewer
residents.  An additional four minutes of consulting time per month shall be
provided per resident over 50 residents, based on the average daily census for
the previous year.
2)         Skilled nursing facilities:  A minimum of eight hours of
consulting time per month shall be provided for facilities with 50 or fewer
residents.  An additional five minutes of consulting time per month shall be
provided per resident over 50 residents, based on the average daily census for
the previous year.

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